Emergency lay-by
Information and service signs

Emergency lay-by

Shows a bay intended for vehicles that need to stop in an emergency.

The sign identifies a stopping bay beside the carriageway for emergencies or breakdowns. Such bays may be provided on major roads or in tunnels.

A diagram of the road and adjoining bay is a common design. Germany 328 permits stopping in the bay only for an emergency or breakdown.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Emergency lay-by (Austria)
    AustriaCode 1c
  • Emergency lay-by (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode F98
  • Emergency lay-by (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode Д27
  • Emergency lay-by (Colombia)
    ColombiaCode SIT-08
  • Emergency lay-by (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode C70-1
  • Emergency lay-by (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode E34
  • Emergency lay-by (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 558
  • Emergency lay-by (Finland)
    FinlandCode E21
  • Emergency lay-by (France)
    FranceCode C8
  • Emergency lay-by (Germany)
    GermanyCode 328
  • Emergency lay-by (Greece)
    GreeceCode Π-134α
  • Emergency lay-by (Ireland)
    IrelandCode F-803
  • Emergency lay-by (Israel)
    IsraelCode 637
  • Emergency lay-by (Italy)
    Italy
  • Emergency lay-by (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 554
  • Emergency lay-by (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 558
  • Emergency lay-by (Malaysia)
    Malaysia
  • Emergency lay-by (Netherlands)
    NetherlandsCode L14
  • Emergency lay-by (Norway)
    NorwayCode 555
  • Emergency lay-by (Poland)
    PolandCode D-50
  • Emergency lay-by (Portugal)
    PortugalCode H49a
  • Emergency lay-by (Romania)
    RomaniaCode G74
  • Emergency lay-by (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 335
  • Emergency lay-by (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode III-104
  • Emergency lay-by (Spain)
    SpainCode s34
  • Emergency lay-by (Sweden)
    SwedenCode E27
  • Emergency lay-by (Switzerland)
    Switzerland
Image credits

Sign images from Wikimedia Commons, used under their licences.